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Emily T. Chen

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Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte
📍 New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Emily Chen is a Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte, focusing on high-stakes commercial disputes, antitrust class actions, and securities enforcement. Praised for being brilliant, insightful, and incredibly efficient, she represents clients in technology, energy, and finance. She earned her J. D. from Cardozo School of Law and a B. A. from Columbia University.

Outside of her legal practice, Emily is active in professional communities, serving as a committee co-chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York. She has a background in science from her university days and holds an Advanced Open Water Diver certification, reflecting a passion for exploration.

Unique fact: Before her legal career, a mentor described her work as a young scientist in a Columbia University lab as that of a "wunderkind. "

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Current Role
Partner
Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Emily cares about

Antitrust Litigation
Her practice has a significant focus on antitrust matters, and she has contributed to a legal treatise on the subject for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Regulatory Enforcement
She has extensive experience defending major firms in investigations by the DOJ, SEC, FTC, and other federal and state regulators.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Partner
McDermott Will & Schulte
1-2024 - 1-2026
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
1-2022 - 1-2024
Senior Associate
King & Spalding
9-2015 - 1-2022
Associate
King & Spalding
8-2014 - 5-2015
Research Assistant to Professor Richard A. Bierschbach
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
In the press

Media appearances

McDermott Will & Schulte strengthens New York presence with commercial and antitrust litigator Emily Chen. Featured in McDermott Will & Schulte (MWE)
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Emily T. Chen – Partner Profile. Featured in McDermott Will & Schulte – People Directory
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Education
2006 - 2010
B.A.
Columbia University
2012 - 2015
Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Cardozo School of Law
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